#Capital Markets #Front office #Client Service #Listed Derivatives #Electronic Execution #Clearing

About Global Markets

• Global Markets, the capital markets division of BNP Paribas' Corporate & Institutional Banking, is a powerhouse delivering top-tier solutions across asset classes. Our Portugal Platform (Porto and Lisbon) stands as a major European HUB and a unique player in the country, boasting a wide range of Front Office roles and services – Trading, Sales, Research, Structuring, Quants & Engineering, Business Dev and Support, Marketing & Client Support, Risk Management, Data Analytics and Machine Learning.  With rapid growth and ambitions to make a global impact, we offer numerous short and long-term opportunities

About the Job

• The team member will assist with, and complete, a range of trading and transaction activities across electronic platforms and solutions into global exchanges, applying their skills and experience to make decisions on matters with respect to BNPP and DEC client objectives

Your Main Activities Are

• Take accountability for decisions while completing the following with increasing autonomy: 
  • Be a primary client contact to deliver on content distribution, reporting, and provide market colour to support activity. 
  • Be accountable for dealing with client enquiries in a timely manner
  • Evaluate the risk and opportunities in the market that align with client and desk objectives; 
  • Take enquiries / instructions from the clients 
  • Book and monitor transactions, conducting follow-ups with other internal BNPP teams
  • Proactively monitor electronic execution process through clearing; report any execution errors 
  • Coordinate with other teams to support clients’ needs and to ensure their accessibility to BNPP’s products 
• Recommend changes or developments to products or services offered by the team; 
• Build client relationships; develop a strong understanding of their requirements and market activities; 
• Build and maintain trusting relationships with all relevant stakeholders and collaborate with internal teams markets and develop strategies to achieve revenue targets; 
• Work independently on most activities, with closely defined and limited responsibilities;
• Deliver personal targets and objectives to support the performance of the team; 
• Keep up to date with rules (existing and new) and regulatory changes by Exchanges, Regulators and Compliance.

Profile and Skills to Success

• Degree in Engineering, Financial Engineering, Finance, Maths, Economics or Econometrics, or:
• Equivalent qualification / business experience, along with any experience with sales trading activity 
• Sound knowledge related to a range of multi-asset products, systems and services; 
• Experience working with clients; ability to understand requirements and help define solutions;
• Experience with managing transaction related risks 
• Strong mathematical skills
• Ability to work with increasing autonomy in a fast paced environment 
• Strong personal organisation skills, accuracy and attention to detail
• Good at building relationships and communicating with stakeholders at all levels
• Good commercial acumen
• Experience in various specialist systems. (e.g. Reuters, Bloomberg, exchange GUI’s, e-platforms and in-house tools)

About the Team 

• Derivatives Execution & Clearing (DEC) is an execution and clearing business within Global Markets, giving access to 70+ world’s largest Exchanges to Corporate and Institutional clients. DEC combines the strengths of Global Markets across Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) Execution, OTC Clearing and ETD Clearing for Corporates, and of Securities Services on ETD Clearing for Institutions 
• The DEA monitoring team sits within the DEC business line and supports the Low Touch listed derivatives electronic execution activity for both BNP Paribas (BNPP) customers and external customers globally.  The primary objectives are to proactively, and safely, manage the daily electronic execution of DEC clients through various stages: pre, post, and real-time trade monitoring

#On-Site

Why joining BNP Paribas? 

· Leading banking institution

BNP Paribas is the European Union’s leading bank, and key player in international banking. It operates in 63 countries and has nearly 183.000 employees, including more than 146.000 in Europe.

· Our presence in Portugal

In Portugal since 1985, BNP Paribas today has more than 8.700 employees, distributed across the Group's 10 business entities established in the country. Its presence also extends to 11 excellence centers providing value-added services to various countries where the BNP Paribas Group also operates.

· International reach 

Thanks to its international presence and regular and close collaboration among its different entities, BNP Paribas has the resources to support all clients with financing, investment, savings and protection solutions that help make their projects a success. BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core operating divisions: 

• Retail Banking, a division that brings together all of the Group’s retail activities and specialised business lines; 
• Investment & Protection Services that include specialised businesses offering a wide range of savings, investment and protection services; 
• Corporate & Institutional Banking division that offers tailored financial solutions for corporate and institutional clients.

· Diversity and Inclusion commitment 

BNP Paribas is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

· Commitment towards work/life balance

At BNP Paribas we care about our employees wellbeing and promote a culture of good integration between work and rest. We believe our employees have rich personal lives outside of work, being fundamental to be disconnected from work to recharge both physically and mentally. Only through this balance we may all be at our best while working.

· Remote Working Conditions

At BNP Paribas, we embrace a Smart Working framework based on trust, autonomy and collaboration. Within this framework, eligible employees can benefit from flexible remote working modalities adapted to our hybrid working environment. To guarantee a comfortable and efficient working set-up, eligible employees are provided with both the office and home equipment, are entitled to an equipment allowance and can benefit from exclusive partnerships to purchase additional equipment at reduced prices. 

To find out more on why you should join BNP Paribas visit https://bnpp.lk/why-BNP-Paribas-Portugal

* Please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered. 

* In case you are selected for this role, further documentation will be requested to support your hiring process.